diff --git a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
index e8146eedf8d6044f12bdb34a108e10d5acc75530..f30e9c1ac679df9e28da36cb12749d2199be9793 100644
--- a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
 CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
+CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
 CONFIG_XILINX_AXIEMAC=y
 CONFIG_XILINX_EMACLITE=y
diff --git a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
index a4db3d806fe1bd31b53161a98e04ac78fac077b2..cf7deea5df7ae5f151e9bbd065ec4f9a8b2dcc3b 100644
--- a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
+++ b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
 
-#define CONFIG_NETCONSOLE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
 
 /* Use the HUSH parser */